Main Entry: ¹yea

Pronunciation: \ˈyā\

Function: adverb

Etymology: Middle English ye, ya, from Old English gēa; akin to Old High German jā yes

Date: before 12th century

1 : yes —used in oral voting
2 : more than this : not only so but —used to introduce a more explicit or emphatic phrase <yet the impression, yea the evidence, is inescapable — J. G. Harrison>